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(11) EP 3 977 251 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
06.04.2022 Bulletin 2022/14

(21) Application number: 20746456.1

(22) Date of filing: 01.06.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 3/0484(2022.01)
G06F 40/166(2020.01)
G06F 3/0488(2022.01)
G06F 3/0485(2022.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G06F 3/04842; G06F 3/0485; G06F 3/04883; G06F 40/166
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2020/035546
(87) International publication number:
WO 2020/247308 (10.12.2020 Gazette 2020/50)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 01.06.2019 US 201962856021 P
10.02.2020 US 202016786718

(71) Applicant: Apple Inc.
Cupertino CA 95014 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • WINER, Morgan
    Cupertino, California 95014 (US)
  • ALONSO, Marcos
    Cupertino, California 95014 (US)
  • EDWARDS, Dylan Ross
    Cupertino, California 95014 (US)
  • COFFMAN, Patrick L.
    Cupertino, California 95014 (US)
  • PATERSON, Toby C.
    Cupertino, California 95014 (US)
  • LEMAY, Stephen O.
    Cupertino, California 95014 (US)
  • DEMASCO, Patrick W.
    Cupertino, California 95014 (US)
  • JANSEN, Leland
    Cupertino, California 95014 (US)
  • KLIMOV, Sergei
    Cupertino, California 95014 (US)

(74) Representative: Zacco Denmark A/S 
Arne Jacobsens Allé 15
2300 Copenhagen S
2300 Copenhagen S (DK)

   


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